Enos, Kamehameha dump No. 1 Iolani

If people have underestimated the Kamehameha Warriors, they can be forgiven.

Even Rykin Enos is surprised. The junior guard drove for a game-winning, 5-foot bank shot with 2 seconds left as third-ranked Kamehameha stunned No. 1 Iolani 39-37 last night at Kekuhaupio Gym.

"I feel shocked, but I feel good," the 5-foot-10 junior said. Kamehameha vaulted into sole possession of first place in the Interscholastic League of Honolulu at 6-0 (15-2 overall).

Iolani (5-1, 13-7 overall) suffered its first loss in league play since a 57-55 overtime loss to Saint Louis in 2001. They had won 61 straight in the ILH

Enos struggled through much of the game. He missed consecutive free throws early -- highly unusual for the sharpshooting guard -- and scored just two points going into the final quarter.

With the game tied at 37 with 10 seconds left, the Warriors put the ball in Enos' hands. He drove upcourt against Kawika Shoji and didn't stop until he reached the low post. By then, Shoji was behind Enos and there was no defensive help as he softly banked the shot in.

Time ran out on Iolani, which had no timeouts left.

"I thought he'd stop me," Enos said of Shoji, a 6-4 senior. "I was waiting for a trap, and there wasn't one, so I just took it."

Shoji had just tied the game with a clutch layup before Enos' heroics.

"We tried to disguise our zone, but we didn't communicate very well and he got by me," Shoji said. "I tried my hardest, but he just beat me."

A noisy crowd at Kekuhaupio erupted as time ran out. Kamehameha earned a tough win, despite shooting just 10-for-19 from the foul line, far below their 76 percent average in recent games.

"It's just a win, but it's a confidence booster," Kamehameha coach Jesse Nakanishi said. "Iolani's been the best. Now we know we can play with the best."

Kamehameha swept the league favorites -- No. 2 Punahou and four-time defending state champion Iolani -- on consecutive nights at Kekuhaupio. In all likelihood, the Warriors will rise to No. 1 in tomorrow's Star-Bulletin Top 10.

"Our focus will be every game is just one game. It's a testament to the kids. It's good that we don't have a quote-unquote star player, so they understand everyone needs to do what they do best that night," Nakanishi said. "But we're not there yet. We haven't peaked yet."

Mitchell Kauweloa led Kamehameha with 11 points. Jacob Ho added nine, and Pono Hanson led the Warriors' dominance on the glass with eight rebounds. They outrebounded Iolani 26-16 and held the Raiders to 40 percent shooting from the floor (16-for-40).